62 PREMIUMS. 



Immediately after these dates, the Secretary will transmit to all com- 

 petitors a copy of the following blank form, adopted by the Trustees, 

 to correspond with the requirements of the Board of Agriculture. 



In pursuance of authority delegated to the Board of Agriculture, 

 by chap. 24 of the Acts of 18G2, Agricultural Societies receiving the 

 bounty of the State, are required to make use of the following form, 

 and be governed by its conditions, in the mode of ascertaining the 

 amount of crops entered for premium : 



Worcester Nerth Agricultural Society. 



Statement concerning a crop of , raised by Mr. , in 



the town of ,1873. 



What was the crop of 1869 ? 

 What manure was used, and how much ? 

 What was the crop of 1870 ? 

 What manure was used, and how much ? 

 What is the nature of the soil ? 

 When, and how many times plowed, and how deep ? 

 What other preparation for the seed ? 

 Cost of plowing and other preparation ? 



Amount of manure, in loads of thirty bushels, and how applied ? 

 Value of manure upon the ground ? 



When and how planted, and the amount and kind of seed ? 

 Cost of seed and planting ? 

 How cultivated, and how many times ? 

 Cost of cultivation including weeding and thinning ? 

 Time and manner of harvesting ? 



Coist of harvesting, including the storing and husking or threshing ? 

 Amount of straw, stover, or other product? 



Competitors for premiums are particularly requested to make any 

 statements or suggestions not elicited by the above questions, and which 

 may be valuable as contributions to agricultural information. 



REMARKS, 



The Committee to whom is entrusted the award of premiums on field 

 crops, may award the premiums according to their judgment ; but, for 

 the purpose of furnishing accurate statistics for the benefit of agricul- 

 ture, shall select certain of the crops, and require the owners thereof 

 to measQre the land and weigh the crops accurately, and give all possi- 

 ble information thereon, over their signatures, and return the same to 

 the Secretary of the Society, to be published in the annual Transactions. 



In ascertaining the amount of crop, any vessel may be used, and 

 the weight of its contents once, multiplied ])y the number of times it 

 is filled by the crop. 



